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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILFRED I. OHMER, DAVID B. WHISTLER', AND JOHN E. MCALLISTER, OF

DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE RECORDING AND COMPUTING MA- CHINESCOMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented March 26, 1907.

Application led November 20, 1906. Serial No. 344.258.

T0 tu whom, t may coli/cern:

Be it known that we, WILFRED I. Ommen, DAVID B. WnrsTLnn, and JOHN E.MoALLrs- TER, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in thecounty of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fare-Registers, l

of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to fare-reg-l isters of the type adaptedto register a variety of fares, to record each class of faresseparately, and to preserve a separate record of the total number offares of each class and the total amount of cash received on each trip,a separate record of the total number of fares of each class and thetotal amount of cash received during a day, and a separate record of thegrand total number of fares of all kinds received, and adapted to printsuch records at the end of each trip and each day, respectively, such amachine being shown and described in the application iled by Wilfred I.Ohmer, Albert J. Kirchner, and John W. Hill December 16, 1905, vSerialNo. 292,068, and in the patent granted to Wilfred I. Ohmer, John W.I-Iill, David B. Whistler, and J. E. McAllister December 25, 190e, No.839,630.

The present invention is in the nature of an improvement upon themachines set forth in the said applications, and has for'its object theproduction of an improved machine of this class embodying a minimumnumber of parts and adapted to have both the setting and registering andrecording mechanisms actuated by a single operating-shaft, and,Jfurther, to provide certain safeguards which will insure accuracy inthe operation of the machine and to improve the details of construction,thereby facilitating the operation of the machine.

With these objects in view we have employed in the present machine apart of the mechanism disclosed in the above-mentioned applications,together with certain novel features of construction to be hereinafterdescribed and then more fully pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machineas a whole. Fig. 2. is a front elevation of the same. Fig.

3 is an elevation of one end thereof. Fig. 4 is a similar view of theopposite end thereof. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken through theoperating-shaft, counter-shafts, and their auxiliary shafts. Fig. 6 is atop plan view of one of the sliding plates of the operating mechanism.Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 8 is a front elevationthereof. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the operating mechanism for thetotal-cash counters. Fig. l() is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 11is a detail in elevation of the actuating mechanism. Fig. 12 is atransverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 13 is an end view of theactuating-plates and their cooperating mechanism in their assembledposition. Fig. 14 is a side elevation of the same, partly in section.Fig. 15 is a top plan view of the locking device for the operatingmechanism. Fig. 16 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 17is a top plan view of the lower plate of the operating mechanism. Fig.18 is a bottom plan view of the bellringing device. Fig. 19 is atransverse section of the same on the line as of Fig. 18 and looking inthe direction of the arrows. Fig. 2O is an end view of thefare-indicator with its shield and the cooperating mechanism, and Fig.21 is a similar view of the device for preventing the overthrow of thepassengerindicator.

In the drawings we have shown and will now proceed to describe only somuch of the mechanism of the machines included in the above-mentionedapplications as is necessary to an understanding of the presentinvention. The frame of the machine is similar to that included in thesaid applications and comprises the end frame members 1 and 2, connectedby transverse bars 3 and 4, and is provided at the rear with a pluralityof slotted lugs 5 for attaching the register to a suitable stationarysupport. The entire register and frame are inclosed in a casing, whichis not shown in the drawings, as it forms no part of the invention. Theprinting mechanism is located in the lower part of the frame; but as itforms no part of this invention the only part thereof shown in thedrawings are the paper-feeding rolls 6 and 7. (Shown in Figs. 2 and 5.)The recording mechanism is located immediately above the printingmechanism and comprises the trip- ICC counters 8 and theiroperating-gears 9, rotatably mounted on the resetting-shaft 10, which isvjournaled in the opposite end members 1. and 2 of the frame and hasextending parallel therewith the transferring-gears 1l, rotatablymounted on the shaft 12 and provided with a suitable detent 12a.Extending parallel to the shaft and in the same horizontal plane is asecond resetting-shaft 13, carrying the daily-total counters 14 andtheir operating-gears 15. This shaft is also provided with transfergears 16, Aloosely mounted on 4the shaft 17, extending parallel with theshaft 13 and provided with a suitable-detent 18.

Both the recording mechanism and the 4printing mechanism are normallylocked against operation and can only be released by the` operatorinserting his key in the key- Way and registering his number in themachine. Such a locking mechanism for the trip recording and printingmechanism is shown in Fig. 3 and comprises a lever 1.9, pivoted at20 tothe end frame ot the machine and having its upper end provided with alocking-plate 21, adapted to engage the operating mechanism of thecounters, as hereinafter described, and having its lower end 22biurcated and engaging a pin 23 on a sliding bolt 24, adapted normallyto lie in the path of the printing mechanism and prevent the forwardmovement of the same. A second lever 25 is pivotally connected to theend frameV at 26 and has one end in engagement with the lever 19 at 27,the opposite end extending around the4 key-shaft 28 and having a lug orprojection 29 and a cam ,30 intermediate said projection and its pivotalcenter. The keyshaft 28 is provided. with a keyway 31, and in order torelease the recording and ,printing mechanism the conductor must inserthis key in the keyway 31, rotating the same until it comes in .contactwith the projection 29, moving the lever 25 about its pivot, and therebyrocking the lever 1.9 on its pivot 2O and releasing the locking-plate 21from the operating mechanism and raising the sliding bolt 24 out of thepath oi the printing mechanism. The' parts retain this -position untilthe conductor turns his key to remove the same from the keyway, when thekey comes in contact with the cam 30, moving the lever 25 lin thereverse direction and returning the .parts to their locked position. Asimilar locking mechanism is provided for the prirting mechanism `forthe daily record, comprising a sliding bolt 32, having -a pin 33 engagedby the vbifurcated end 34 of a lever 35, pivoted at 36 to the end of theframe and provided with a projection 37 and a cam 38 between saidprojection and its pivotal center.

The operation ofthe lever is similar to that of .the trip-counters andthe .printing mech- -anism therefor and consists in the cashierinserting hiskey in the keyway 38a and revolving` the same until itcomes in contact with thc projection 37, moving the sliding bolt 32 outofthe path of the printing mechanism, allowing the same to be turned tothe rear to print the daily totals 'from the recording mechanism. Whenthe cashier removes his key, it engages with the cam 38 and returns theparts to normal position. The resetting-shafts extend beyond the end ofthe frame opposite the end supporting the locking mechanism and areprovided with squared ends 39 and 40, adapted to receive the operatingwrench. These resetting shafts are provided with locking mechanism,whereby they are locked against movement until the printing mechanismfor the respective counters has been operated, Any suit able lockingmechanism may be employed for this purpose. One form of such mechanismis shown in Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings and is Jfully describedand claimed in the abovementioned patent.

The mechanism thus far described is shown and described in detail in theabove- ,mentioned applications.

A screw-shaft 41 is mounted in the end members 1 and 2 of the frame,near the upper end thereof, and extends parallel with theresetting-shafts 10 and 13 and is located in a vertical plane extendingmidway between these shafts, The shaft 41 is journaled in a bearing 42at one end of the machine and projects beyond the same, ,where it isprovided with a inion 43. The opposite end of the screw-slliaft 41 isreduced, as shown at 44, to receive the actuating-sleeve 45, which inturn is journaled in the end Jframe member 2 and has both areciprocatory and a rotatory movement therein. This sleeve is mounted toslide on the reduced end 44 of the screwshaft 41, but is so connectedtherewith as to cause said shaft to rotate in unison with said sleeve.The screw-shaft 41 is provided with a double quick-pitch thread orspiral groove 46 and has mounted thereon a nut 47, provided withsuitable lugs adapted to engage said spiral groove. This nut may be ofany suitable construction; but we prefer that shown in the drawings, inwhich the nut consists oi a substantially rectangular block having alongitudinal bearing-aperture 48, adapted to receive the screw-shaft andprovided on its opposite sides with T-shaped slots 49, which areprovided with longitudinally-extending slots 50 through the inner wallsthereof. A guide-plate 51, having both ends rounded, as shown at 52, ismounted in each slot 49 and is provided with a central aperture 53,registering with the slot 56 in the rear wall of the T-shaped slot 49.The guide-plate 51 is further provided with a boss 54, surrounding saidaperture and iitting within the reduced portion 55 of the T- shaped slotand serving as a guide for said IOO ITO

guide-plate. A bolt 56 extends through the aperture 53 and the slot 5()and is provided on its inner end with a rotatable bearing-sleeve57,engaging with the spiral groove 46 in the screw-shaft. The outer endof the bolt 56 is screw-threaded and provided with a suitable nut 58,thereby enabling the bolts to be adjusted relatively one to the otherand to take up wear. The nut 47 is provided with a downw ardly-extendingarm 59 having its lower end bifurcated to form ayoke 60, extending onopposite sides of the actuating-shaft 61 and having its central portioncut away, as shown at 62, to receive the actuating-gear 63, whichrotates freely therein and moves longitudinally therewith. Theactuating-gear 63 is mounted to slide longitudinally of the shaft 61,but rotates in unison therewith. This gear is provided with one or moregear-teeth 64, adapted to mesh with the gears 9 and 15 on the respectivecounters, mounted on the resetting-shafts 10 and 13, to advance the samethe space of one unit for each movement of the tooth 64. In the presentinstance this actuating-gear is provided with four teeth, whichnecessitates the rotating of the shaft 61 but a quarter of a revolutionfor each operation of the machine, thereby reducing 'the speed of saidshaft to one-fourth of that necessary where a single tooth is employed,and thus facilitating the operation of the machine.

The recording mechanism is provided with counters for recording thetotal amount of cash received during a trip and during a day, and inorder to actuate these counters it is necessary to provide some meansfor rotating the primary counter thereof` a number of units equal to thenumber of cents of the fare received. To accomplish this, we provide thetotal-cash counters on the resetting-shafts 10 and 13 with doubleactuating-gears 65 and 66, the gear 65 being of greater diameter thanthe gear 66, the gears rotating in unison to operate the primary counterof the record ing mechanism. Upon the actuating-shaft 61 we provide asleeve 67, having rigidly secured thereto gears 68 and 69 of differentdiameters and adapted to mesh, respectively, with the gears 66 and 65 onthe shafts 10 and 13, The gears 68 and 69 are separated by a space equalto or greater than the thickness of either of the gears 65 or 66, sothat but one set of gears can be in mesh at the same time. The shaft 61is provided with a pin or other suitable stop 70 to limit the outwardmovement of the sleeve 67 which is held normally in contact with saidpin by a spring 71, coiled about the shaft and bearing at one endagainst the sleeve 67 and at the other end against the bearing 72 forthe ends of said shaft or against a fixed part of the frame. The ratioof the gears 69 and 65 is such that when they are in mesh thequarter-revolution of the shaft 61, which is imparted thereto to advancethe recording-counters the space of one unit upon the registration of athree-cent fare, will advance the total-cash counters the space of threeunits, and the ratio of the gears 68 and 66 is such that when they arein mesh a quarter-rotation of the shaft imparted to register a five-centfare will rotate said total-cash counters the space of five units. Whenthe sleeve 67 is in its normal position at the outer limit of itsmovement, these gears are out of mesh and the total-cash counters arenot operated by the operation of the shaft 61. liigidly secured to theend frame member 1 is a bracket 73, provided with bearing-lugs 74, inwhich is journaled a rock-shaft 75, provided with a downwardly-extendingarm 76, having a yoke 77 at its lower end, which in turn is providedwith inwardly-extending ins or lugs 78, engaging with the groove 79 1nthe sleeve 67. A second arm 80 is also rigidly secured to the rock-shaftand extends, when in its normal position, substantially parallel withthe screw-shaft 41 and is provided with anopen-ended cam-slot 81, theopen end of which when the arm is in its normal position lies in thepath of a in 82, carried by the nut 47, moving on the s aft 41. Thelength and contour of the cam-slot 81 is such that when the nut 47 ismoved to a position to bring the actuating-gear into mesh with the gearof the three-cent-fare counter the arm will be depressed a distancesufficient to bring the gear 69 on the sleeve'v 67 through the medium ofthe yoke 77, intol mesh with the gear 65, and when the nut 47 isfurther` advanced to move the actuating-gear-63 into alinement with thegear of the vecent-fare counter, the arm is further depressed and thegear 68 moved into mesh with the gear 66, this movement carrying thegear 69 beyond the gear 65 and allowing it to rotate free of the same.When the nut 47 is moved to carry the actuating-gear away from thecash-fare counters, the pin 82, moving in the cam-slot 81,-raises thearm 8O and returns the sleeve 67 to its normal position, therebypositively moving the actuating-gears out of engagement with thecounters. rIhe spring 71 serves to hold the actuating-gears in theirnormal position and prevent accidental enga ement with the counters.

s above stated, the shaft 61, carrying the actuating'- ofears, extendslongitudinally of and paralleii` with the resetting-shafts 10 and 13,which carry the counters and their operating-gears. This shaft lsjournaled at one end in the end fr me member 1 of the machine and at theother end is ournaled upon a sleeve S3 which in turn is journaied in theend member 2 of the frame. The sleeve 83 extends slightly beyond theframe nicinheron each side thereof and is provided on its inner end witha pinion 84, rigidly secured thereto, and' on its outer end is providedwith a plate 85, also rigidly secured thereto and havingradially-extending arms 86, which are provided with pawls 87, pivoted tothe outer faces thereof and having springs 8S mounted between the innerfaces of the rearwardly-projecting ends thereof and engaging shoulderson the plate 85, thereby tending to move the inner ends of the pawls S7toward the shaft (i1. Rigidly secured to the shaft 61 on the outer sideof the plate 85 is a ratche t-wheel 90,wh ich in the present instance isprovided with four teeth to correspond with the four teeth of theactuating-gear 63. The ratchet-wheel 90 is located close to the face ofthe plate S5 and its teeth are adapted to be eifigaged by the inner endsof the pawls S7. 'lhe ratchet-wl'ieel is rigidly secured to the shaft(51 vby means of a collar 91, with which it is preferably formedintegral. Thus it will be seen that when the pinion S4 is rotated theplate rotates therewith, bringing the pawls 87 into contact with theteeth of the ratchet-wheel and moving the same forward a distance equalto the rotation of the pinion 84, and that when the pinion 84 is rotatedin the opposite direction the pawls 87 will ride over the teeth of theratchetwheel 90 without imparting any movement to the same, therebyallowing the shaft 61 and the actuating-gear 63- to be rotated the spaceof a single .tooth at each forward movement of the pinion and to remainin its advanced position when the ypinion is returned to its normalposition. The sleeve 83 may, if desired, be constructed as-that shown inthe drawings, which is divided in two parts, the inner .part carryingthe pinion 84 and the outer part the plate 85, these two portions havingtheir inner ends interlocking, as shown at 83a, this constructionpermitting of the pinion and plate beingformed'integral with or rigidlysecured to their respective sleeve members before the machine isassembled and simplifying the operation of assembling the machine.

Rigidly secured to the inner face ofthe end frame member 2imn'iediately.above the shaft 01 and the pinion 84 is aninwardlyextending plate 02, provided with brackets or feet 93 forsecuring the same to the end of the frame. This plate has its uppersurface smooth to form a bearing-surface and has its inner edge adjacentto the frame member 2 cut away for the greater part of the length of theplate, as shownat 94, leaving only the snpportii'ig feet or brackets 93at the ends of the plate, and is further provided with a transverse slotor groove 95, extending parallel with the shaft 61 and provided with allaringl outer end 90. 'lhe plate 92 is also provided at its forward endwith a series of bearing-lugs 97. A second plate 9S, .having its lowersurface smooth to form a bearingsurfaeo, is slidablv mounted upon theplate 912 and is retained thereon by means of bolts l 99, extendingthrough longitudinal slots in the plate 98 and engaging the lower plate92, thereby securing the upper plate firmly to the lower plate, butallowing the same a free longitudinal movement thereon. The plate 98 isprovided at its rear end with a downwardly-extending rack 101, providedwith teeth 102, adapted to extend through the opening 94 in the lowerplate 92 and mesh with the teeth of the pinion S4. The plate 98 isprovided with a diagonal transverse slot 103, extending at an angle tothe shaft 61 and having its forward end in open communication with therecess 104, formed in the forward end of the plate 98 by cutting away aportion of the material and depressing the forward portion of the lateto. form Ia recess, as shown at 105. t en the plate 9S is in its. normalposition upon the late 92, the forward ends of the slots 95 and) 103 arein vertical alinement.

end frame member 2 and receives the end 44 of the shaft 41, has mountedon the inner end thereof a substantially triangular block 1.06, havingon each side thereofa lug' or pin=107, so located that when the sideofthelblock 106 is parallel .with the plate 98 thepn 1-.07 will be inalinement with the groove 103 therein and consequently with the oove 95in the plate 92. i'lhe pins 107 may e of any suitable construction, butWe refer to provide the same with rototary slEeve-bearmgs 108and 109,which are so mounted upon the pins 107 as to.` be -capable of movementin either the same or opposite directions. '.The block 106 has itscorners preferably cut away, .as shown: at 11.0, and provided with pins111. The sleeve 45 extends beyond the end frame member 2 andzbeyond theshaft 41 and is taching the same to suitable operating mechanism. Inthe` present instance this means takes the form of abifurcated end 1 12,adapted to form one member of a universal joint, whereby the sleeve 45.and the shaft 41 are connected to an actuating-rod carried by theoperating mechanism which is mounted in the car. When the sleeve 45 hasbeen rotated to set the actuating-gear in operative relation with one ofthe counters, one of the pins 107 on the block 106 will be in alinementwith the open ends of the slots 95 and 103, and as the sleeve 45 ismoved outward this pin is caused to enter these slots. As the pin is ofsuilicient length to extend through the upper slot 103 and into thelower slot 95, it is obliged to move in a straight line parallel withthe shaft 61, and the upper end thereof coming in contact with the edgeof the diagonal slot 103 causes the plate 98 to slide longitudinally ofthe plate 92, thereby moving the rack 101 over the pinion 84 androtating the same, and consequently imparting forward movement to theshaft 61 and The sleeve 45, which is journaled in the IOO provided onits outer end with means for at- `actuating-gear 63. The inclination ofthe slot 103 and the ratio of the teeth of the rack 101 and of thepinion 34 are such as to iinpart a quarter-i'evolution to the shaft 61,but in order to insure the accurate inovenient.of the shaft and toprevent any overthrow of the saine we provide thereon a plate 113,having four arms 114, extending at right angles to each other andcorresponding to the teeth 64 of the actuating-gear These teeth areprovided in their outer ends with V-shaped recesses 115, adapted to beengaged by the correspondingly-shaped nose 116 of the spring-pressedpawl 117, which is mounted on a stationary part of the machine. Theinclination of the nose 116 of the pawl and the V-shaped recesses issuch that when power is applied to the shaft 61 the pawl 117 will bemoved back against the tension of its spring, and the arm will move pastthe same, allowing the shaft to rotate until the next arm 115 comes inengagement with the pawl 117 and the nose of said pawl enters the recess115 of this arm. As the rack 101 approaches the limit of its movement adownwardly-extending projection 1142, carried by the sliding plate 9S,moves into the path of the arms 114 and is engaged by one of the arms asthe shaft 61 rotates, thus preventing the rotation of the actuating-gearthrough a greater distance than a quarter of a revolution. When one armis in engagement with the projection 1145, the pawl 117 is in engagementwith the opposite arm and serves to prevent any movement of the shaft asthe rack 101 returns to normal position. The sleeve 45 is provided withtwo annular grooves 118 and 119, the groove 118 being formed in thatportion of the sleeve which lies just beyond the outer face of the framemember 2 when the sleeve is in its innermost position and the groove 119being formed in that part of the sleeve which lies just beyond the outerface of said frame member when the sleeve is in its outermost position.That portion of the sleeve lying between the annular grooves 118 and 119is provided with a plurality of series of notches or detent-teeth 120,eX- tending for the full length of that portion of the sleeve. There arepreferably three series of detent-teeth 120, arranged on the sleeve 45substantially in alinement with the pins 111 on the block 105. The outergroove 118 is adapted to receive the locking-plate 21 of the lever 20and hold the operating meehanism against movement when the conductor hasremoved his key from the keyway 31.

The end frame member 2 is provided with a pair of bearing-lugs 121, inwhich is mounted a rock-shaft 122, carrying a downwardlyextending rib orblade 123, adapted to lie in one of the grooves 118 or 119 when thesleeve is in its innermost or outermost position, respectively. When thesleeve is moved from its innermost position, the rib 123 on therock-shaft 122 engages the edge of the sleeve adjacent to said grooveand turns the shaft in its bearings to allow the rib to ride over thedetent-teeth 120. The direction oil'- movement of the rock-shaft 122 isof course in a direction to allow the rib 123 to rise when the sleeve ismoved outward, but to positively engage the detent-teeth when the sleeveis moved backward, thus locking the same against rearward movement untila complete stroke has been performed and the rib has entered the groove119 at .the opposite end of the sleeve. As the sleeve is returned to itsnormal position the rib and the rock-shaft 122 are turned in theopposite direction, and the operation is the same as before and servesto prevent the outward movement of the sleeve until it has completed itsinward stroke. In order to hold the rib 123 positively in engagementwith the teeth 120 we provide the'outer end of the shaft 122 with an arm124, extending, preferably, at right angles to the rib 123 and eX-tending into a recess 125 in the end frame member 2, where it is securedto one end of a spring 126, the opposite end of which is secured to apin 127, carried by a bracket 123, secured on the inner end of saidframe member. As it will be seen, the tension of the spring 126 servesto hold the rib 123 normally in its lowermost position and to move thesame positively into engagement with .the detent-teeth 120 when thesleeve 45 is moved.

A suitable bell-ringing mechanism is provided and adapted to be operatedat each outward stroke of the sleeve 45, and consequently the bell issounded at each registration of a fare. This mechanism preferablyconsists of a plate 129, secured to the end frame member 2 and providedwith inwardly-extending arms 130 and 131. Nearthe outer end of the arm130 is pivotally mounted a lever 132, provided at its free end with ahammer 133, adapted to engage the gong 134, which is suitably mountedupon the frame member 3. The arm 131 has its outer end turned upward toform a stop 135, which is adapted to engage the lever 132 and hold thesame in such a position that the hammer 133 is normally out ofengagement with the gong, being separated therefrom by a very slightspace. Near its point of pivotal connection the lever 132 is providedwith oppositely-extending arms 136 and 137, the arm 136 being rovidedwith an upturned end 138, provi ed with a stud 139, adapted to receiveone end of a coiled spring 140, the opposite end of which engages thestud 141 on a fixed part of the bracket 129, the tension of the springbeing such as to normally hold the lever 132 in engagement with the stop135. A pawl 142 is centrally pivoted to the lever 132 at IOO IOS

4locked against movement. this, we provide a bell-crank lever 148, hav-143 and has its rear end connected to one end of a spring 144, theopposite end of which is secured to a pin 145, fixed near the outer endofthe arm 137. The tension of the spring is such as to normally draw therear end of the pawl 142 against a pin 146,1ixed in the arm 132, whichlimits the rearward movement of said pawl. The opposite end of the pawlextends beyond the pivot 143 and has its rear edge slightly beveled, asshown at 147. This beveled end 147 of the pawl 142 lies in the path ofthe pin 111 on the lug 107 of the operating-block 106, carried by thesleeve 45, andwhen this sleeve is moved outward to operate the-actuating-shaft the pin 111 engages the forward end of the pawl 142,and as the same is held against movement in the direction of movementofthe pin the pawl is carriedv alongwith the pin and carries with it thelever 132. The length-of the forward end of the pawl 142 is such-that asthe sleeve approaches the outer limit of its stroke the pin 111 passesbeyond the end of the pawl, thereby releasing the lever 132 and allowingthe same to movev forward under the tension of the spring 140. Theresiliency of the arm 132 is sulficient to allow the hammer 133.v tocome in contact with the gong 134 `when the arm 132 is brought violentlyinto contact with the stop 135 and to remove the same immediately out ofcontact with the bell, thereby preventing any interruption ofsound-vibrations thereof. As the sleeve is returned to its normalposition the pin 111 engages the beveled side 147 of the pawl 142 andturns the same on its pivot 143 against the tension ofthe spring 144 andmoves past the same without moving the arm 132.

VVhe'n the actuating-gears 63 and 69 are in mesh with thetotal-cash-counter gears 66 or 65, the operation of either of theresetting` shafts 10 or 13 would result in the movement of the gear 68or 69,and consequently of the counter-gears 66 or 65, resulting in thedisarrangement and possible breakage of the parts. Therefore it isdesirable that when the machine is set to register a cash-fare, at'

which time the gears are in their operative relation, that theresetting-shafts should 'be To accomplish ing its downwardly-extendingarm provided with a recess 149, forming a hook and adapted to engage apini 150 on the gear-segment 151, forming a part of the printingapparatus. The upperarm of the lever 14S has a camshaped lowersurface'2152, adapted to be engaged by-a pin 153, carried by a gear 154,mounted on the outer face of the frame membei` 1 and meshingwith thegear 43 on thev operating-shat 41. The ratio of the teeth on Athegears'43 and 154 is-such that when the -sh'aft'41 has been-rotated to.bring the actuating-gear 63 into operative relation with thecash-counters the pin 153 will have been moved into engagement with thecam-surface 152 on the upper arm of the lever'148, moving the leverabout its pivot and bringing the hook-shaped recess 149 on the lower armthereof into engagement with the pin 150 on the gear-segment 151 of theprinting mechanism, thereby locking the printing mechanagainst operationso long as the pin 153 1s in engagement with the upper arm ofthe lever143. The cam-surface 152 of this arm is such that the pin. 153 willremain in engagement therewith. and hold the samelinits elevatedposition so long as the actuating-gear 63 is in operative relation witheither of the cash-counters. When the actuating-gear has moved out ofoperative relation with the cash-counter gears and the pin 153 has movedaway from the cam-surface 152 of the upper arm of the lever 143, therebyreleasing this arm, the same is returned' to its lowermost position bymeans of a spring 1533, one end of which is secured to the upper arm oisaid lever and the other end to a fixed part of the frame. As abovestated, the resettingshafts'are each locked against movement until theprinting mechanism has been actuated to print a record from theirrespective counters. Consequently the locking of the gearsegment 151 ofthe printing mechanism effectually locks the resetting mechanism againstoperation.

Mounted in the forward part of the end frame members 1 and 2 andextending parallel wi th the operating-shaft is an indicatorshaft 155,having rigidly secured thereto near one end thereof a cylindrical drum156, having printed on the periphery thereof a series of designations ofthe several fares adapted to be recorded bythe machine, any one of whichmay be brought opposite the sightaperture in the casing, sovas to bevisible to the passengers in the car,indicating the fare which has beenregistered. The inner end of this drum is provided with a series of pinsor lugs 157, extending around the edge of the periphery thereof parallelwith the cylindrical-surface of the drum, The shaft 155 extends beyondthe outer face of the frame member1 and is provided'with a gear-wheel158, which meshes with the gear 154, which in turn is actuated by thegear 43 on the operating-shaft 41, the ratio of these gears being suchthat when the operating-shaft 41. is rotated to move the actuating-gear63 a distance equal to the space between two counters the shaft 155 willbe rotated a distance su'llicient to move the cylindrical surface of thedrum 156 a distance equal to the space between two fare indications,-thereby advancing the drum step by step with the actuating-gear andalways indicating through the sight-aperture in the casing theparticular fare which the actuating-gear-is set to actuate` IOO In orderto conceal the indications on the surface of the drum 156 from viewwhile the machine is being actuated, we provide a shield 159, adapted tobe moved in front of the sightaperture of the casing while theoperatingshaft is being operated to bring the actuatinggear in alinementwith the proper counter and to register the fare and to be removed 'fromin front of said sight-aperture when the fare has been registered.,thereby indicating which fare has been registered. The shield 159mounted upon the forward arm of a bell-crank lever 160, the rear arm ofwhich extends on the opposite side of the shaft and is secured to oneend of a spring 161, the opposi te end of which is secured to a fixedpart of the machine 162 and which tends normally to depress the rear endof the lever 160 and raise the shield 159 to its elevated position infront of the si glit-aperature of the casing. In the rear of the shaft155 and extending parallel thereto is a shaft 163, journaled in the endmembcrsof the frame and provided at one end with a coiled spring 164,havingone end secured to the end member of the frame and the oppositeend secured to a collar165, rigidlyr secured to the shaft 163, thetension of the spring being in a direction tending to move the upperside of the shaft forwardly. The opposite end of the shaft- 163 isprovided with an arm 166, (see Fig. 13,) which when the operatingmechanism is in its normal position rest-s upon a projection 167 fromthe sliding plate 98 of the operating mechanism, thereby tending to holdthe shaft 163 elevated against the tension o'f the 'spring 164. When theplate 98 moves transversely of the shaft 163 under the 'influence of theoperating mechanism, the projection 167 moves from beneath the arm 166and allows the shaft to revolve in forward direction under the influenceof said spring, the movement of the shaft being limited by theengagement of the arm 166 with the lower plate 92 of the operatingmechanism.

Mounted upon the shaft 163 is a sleeve 168, havingr aforwardly-extending arm 169, to the forward end of which is pivoted anarm 1.70, extending downwardly toward the shaft 1.55 and provided nearits lower end with a.

hook 171, adapted to engage a in 172, carried by the inner arm of thebel -crank lever 160. The arm 17 0 is provided with anupwardly-extending projection 173, to which. is secured one end of aspring 174-, the opposite end of which is secured to a similarprojection 175 on the sleeve 168, thereby tending to move the arm 170normally forward toward the front of the machine. The lower end of thearm 17 O is beveled, as shown at 1 7 6. The arm 170 is provided with aforwardly-extending projection 17 7, having a toe 178 extending betweenthe pins 157 on the indicatordrum 156. The opposite faces of the toe 178are beveled to engage the pins 1.57.

When the parts are in their normal position, which isthat shown in Fig.2() olT the drawings, with the shield i'noved away l'roni thesight-aperture of the casing and held in that position by the engagementoi'Y the hook 171. of the arm 171), with the pin 172 upon thesupporting-lever of Said shield, the operatingshaft L11 is actuated toalternate the position of the actuating-gear, and the indicatorshaft 155is rotated therefrom, moving the drum .156 and bringing one of the pins157 in contact with the beveled surface of the toe 178 of the 'arm 177.The pin riding up the beveled surface depresses the arm 177, therebymoving the arm 17 O about. its pivotal connection to the arm 169 andmoving the hook 177 out of engagement with the pin. 172, therebyallowing the spring 161. to rock the lever 16() about the shaft 155 andmove the shield 159 in front 0f the sight-aperture in the casing. As theoperating mechanism is actuated to register a fare the projection 167moves out from runder the arm 166, allowing the shaft 163 to moveforward under the tension of the spring 164, thereby moving the arm 1 69downwardly and bringing the beveled nose 176 of the arm 170 intoengagement with the pin 172, thereby retraeting the arm and allowing thehook 171.to engage said pin under the influence of the spring 174. Asthe operating mechanism is returned to its normal position theprojection on the plaie 98 again engages the arm 166 and raises theshaft 163, and consequently the arm 166 and the arms 169 and 170,thereby moving the lever 160 against the tension of the spring 161 andmoving the shield 159 away from ICO the sight-aperture and exposing toview the indication of the fare which has been registered.

Loosely mounted upon the indicator-shaft is a group of total-farecounters 179, 180, and 181, adapted to be operated, respectively, by theseveral trains of gearing 182, 183, and 184, which are actuated from theoperating-gears. These indicating-wheels are adapted to be moved at eachoperation of the registering mechanism, so that they always show througha sight-aperture in the casing the total number of fares collectedenthat particular trip, and are adapted to be reset at the end of eachtrip from the resetting mechanism of the trip-counters. To prevent theoverthrow of the indicator-wheels when they are actuated to indicate thefares, we provide the same with a series of teeth or projections 185,formed along one edge of the rim thereof and extending parallel withsaid rim. Rigidly secured to the shaft 163 are a series of arms 186,extending above the indicator-wheels and in alinement with the teethcarried thereby and normally out of engagement with the same, butadapted upon the'ferward movement of the shaft 163, when the same isreleased upon the opera- IIO tion of the registering mechanism, to bemoved forward into the path of the said projections 185 and engage thesame to prevent the indicator-wheels from moving beyond the properpoint, the armsfbeing raised out of engagement therewith when theoperating n'iechanism is returned to its normal position' and the shaft163 again turned against the tension of the spring 164. In order toprevent the overthrow of these same indicatorwheels upon the resettingthereof at the end of the trip, we provide a plate 187, looselysupported from the shaft 163 by the arms 133 and having at its lower enda plurality of projections 189, in alinement with the teeth 13:3 of theindicator-wheels and normally out of engagement therewith, being held innormal position by gravity. Loosely mounted upon the transverse shaft 12isan arm 190, extending upwardly to a point immediately in the rear ofthe 'plate 187 and provided near its lower end with a nose or projection191, lying in the path of a lug or tooth 192, carried by theresetting-shaft 10. This tooth 192 is so positioned on theresetting-shaft 10 that when said shaft is rotated to reset the countersto their Zero position the tooth 192 will engage beneath the nose 191just before the shaft reaches itsfzero position and will force saidprojection upward,thereby swinging the upper end of the arm 190 intoengagement with the plate 187 and moving the same forward, thus carryingthe teeth 189 in the path of the teeth 185 on the indicatorwheels asthey are turned to reset the same to zero position, and coming intocontact with the same,forms a stop to prevent them moving beyond theirp'roper position.

Secured on the shaft 155, near the opposite end thereof, is an arm 193,carrying a segmental shield or indicator-plate 194, upon the outer faceof which are the Words In and 4Out, arranged one above the other andindicating the direction in which the car` is traveling when the fareVis regis-- tered, as indicated by the indicator-wheels of the machine.This shield is provided with means for shifting the same with eachoperation of the resetting mechanism. The arm 193 is carried by a sleeve195, which. is secured to one end vof acoiled spring 196, coiled aboutthe end of the shaft' 155 and secured at its opposite end to a fixedpart of the end frame member 2, the tension of the spring being such asto normallytend to hohl the shield in its uppermost position, thereby iexposing to view through the sight-a erture in the casing the lowerindication, w ich in this instance is Out. The sleeve 195 has arearwardly-projccting arm 197, having a portion of its rear end cut-awayto form a tooth or projection-198, which extends beyond the shaft 199,carried by the bearin lugs 97 of the plate 92 of the operatingmecliranism. 'On this shaft is .mounted a pinion paper-roll 206.

200, meshing-with a gear 11 on the transfershaft 12, which in turn isadapted to be engaged by a mutilated gear 202, carried by theresetting-shaft 10 and provided with a suiiicient number of teeth torotate the gear 200 a half-revolution and having the remainder of itsperipheryplane,so that the gear 200 is not affected by a furtherrotation of the gear 202. A pin 203, carried by the gear 200, comes incontact with the arm 197 as the gear is rotated and raises the arm toits highest position, thereby depressing the arm 193 aganist the tensionof the spring 196, thus lowering the indicator 194 and exposing theupper indication to view. The teeth on the gear 202 are so arranged thatthe gear 200 is stopped with the pin 203 still in engagement with thearm 197 and holding the same in its highest position, in which positionit remains until the resetting-shaft 10 is again operated, when the gear202 is again revolved a halfrevolution, releasing the arm 197 andallowing the arm 1.93 to -be raised,A by the spring 196, theupward-movement of the armA 193 being limited by the projection 198coming in .contact with the hub of the-gear 200.

Mounted in the rear of the-frame and journaled at its opposite ends inthe end members thereof. is a shaft 204,-carrying on its central portiona rearwardly-extending arm or plate 205, Whichextends out above thepaper-roll 206, which is mounted in the rear of the machine. At theouter end of the shaft 204, Where it projects beyond the end frame.member 1, is providedan arm 207, having, securedthereto one .end ofa-spring 208, the opposite end ofwhichiis xed to the stationary-partofthe frame, the tension of the spring .tending to hold the arm 205normally in engagementwith the. surface of the 204 is alsoprovided witha pointer 209,1Which is located on the outer side of the casing whichincloses the machine and travels over the scale formed thereon toindicate the amount of paper on the roll 206. It will be seen that whenthere is a full roll of paper the arm 205- will be raised to an elevatedposition, moving the pointer 209 to a higher position on the scale. -Asthe paper is gradually fed off the roll the arm 205 moves downward,always .engaging the surface of the roll, thereby causing the pointer209 to travel along the scale to indicate vthe exact amount of paper onthe roll.

We wish it to be understood that we do `not desire to be limited to theexact details of construction shown and described, for obviousmodifications Will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully. described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a machine of the character described, thc combination, with aplurality of alined IOC The. outer end of thearm l IIC counters, anactuating-shaft extending parallel thereto, an actuating member movablelongitudinally of said shaft and rotatable therewith a second shaftparallel to said actuating-shaft, and a member mounted to movelongitudinally on said sec-ond shaft and connected to said actuatingmember, of a single mechanism for moving said member on said secondshaft to move said actuating member into operative relation with one ofsaid counters and for rotating said actuatingshaft to cause saidactuating member to actuate said counter, substantially as described.

2, In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extendinglongitudinally thereof, an actuating member .mounted on said shaft,movable longitudinally thereof and rotatable therewith, a screw-shaft,and means carried thereby and engaging said actuating member to move thesame longitudinally of said actuating-shaft, of a single mechanism forrotating said screwshaft to move said actuating member into operativerelation with one of said counters and for rotating said actuating-shaftto cause said actuating member to actuate said counter, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto, and an actuating-gear movable longitudinally .of said shaft androtatable therewith, of a screw-shaft extending parallel to saidactuating-shaft, a nut mounted on said screw-shaft and adjustable lugsextending through the sides of said nut and engaging a thread in saidscrew-shaft, means for connecting said nut to said actuating-gear, meansfor rotating said screw-shaft to move said actuating-gear into operativerelation with one of said counters, and means for rotating saidactuating-gear to actuate said counter, substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto, and an actuating-gear movable longitudinally of said shaft androtatable therewith, of a shaft extending parallel thereto and having aspiral groove therein, a n ut mounted on said shaft having a T-shapedslot in the side thereof, said slot having an aperture in the rear wallthereof, a guide-plate in said T-shaped slot, a bolt having one endextending through the apertures in said guideplate andin the wall ofsaid slot and engaging the groove in said shaft, a nut on the outer endof said bolt, means for rotating said shaft to move said actuating-gearinto operative relation with one of said counters, and means forrotating said actuating-gear to actuate said. counter, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, anv actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto, a four-toothed actuating-gear 'movable longitudinally of saidshaft and rotatable therewith, of a screw-sh af t extending parallel tosaid. actuating-shaft, a nut carried by said screw-shaft and connectedwith said actuatin g-ge ar, means for rotating said screwshalt to movesaid actuating-gear into operative relation with. one of said counters,and means for rotating said shaft through onequarter of a revolution tomove said actuating-gear forward the space of one tooth, substantiallyas described.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto, and. an actuating-gear movable longitudinally of said shaft androtatable therewith, of a screw-shaft extending parallel tosaidactuating-shaft, a nut mounted thereon and connected with saidactuating-gear, and means carried at one end of said screwshaft forrotating the same to move said actuating-gear into operative relationwith one of said counters and to rotate said actuating-gear and actuatesaid counter, substantially as described.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, and an actuating member movablelongitudinally of said counters, of an operating mechanism adapted to berotated to move said actuating member into operative relation with oneof said counters and to be reciprocated to cause said member to actuatesaid counter, substantially as described.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto, and an actuating member movable longitudinally of said shaftand rotatable therewith, of an operating member adapted to be rotated tomove said actuating-gear longitudinally of said shaft to bring the sameinto operative relation with one of said counters and to be reciprocatedto rotate said actuating-gear and actuate said counter, substantially asdescribed.

9. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extendinglongitudinally thereof, and an actuating-gear movable longitudinally ofsaid shaft and rotatable therewith, a screw-shaft extending parallelwith said actuating-shaft, and a nut car- IOO IIO

ried thereby and connected with said actuating-gear, of an operatingmember adapted to be rotated to rotate said screw-shaft and move saidactuating-gear into operative relation with one of said counters and tobe reciprocated to impart rotatory movement to said actuating-shaft tocause said actuatinggear to actuate said counter, substantially asdescribed.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with apluralityof alined counters, an actuating-shaft extendingparallelthereto, and actuating-gear movable longitudinally of said shaft androtatable therewith, a screw-shaft extending parallel with saidactuating-shaft, and a nut mounted thereon and connected. with saidactuating-gear, of a sleeve mounted on said vscrmv-shaft and adapted. tobe rotated to impart a retatory movement to said screw-shaft and movesaid actuating-gear into operative relation with one of said countersand to be reciprocated longitudinally of said shaft to 'impart yarotatory movement to said actuating-shaft to cause said actuating-gearto actuate said counter, substantially as described.

,i ,'11, In avqnachine, o f the character described, the combination,with a plurality of 'Kalined counters, anaetuating-shaft having a pinionatoneendthereof, an actuating-gear movable longitudinally of said shaftand rotatable therewith, a screw-shaft, and anut lcarried by saidscrew-shaft and connected 4'with saidactuating-gear, of a rack meshinglwith said pinion, a sleeve on the outer end of said screw-shaft adaptedto impart a rota- Ltorymotion to said screw-shaft to move saidQactuating-gear into operative relation with .one of said counters andto be reciprocated to ,'inove said rack transversely of said lshaft to,rotate the vsame and cause said actuating- .gearfto actuate saidcounter, substantially as described. V y p y, E 1111i a -machine of thecharacter described, the combination, with a plurality of alinedcounters,` an actuating-shaft extendingpar'allel thereto vand having apinion at one endthereof, an actuating-gear'movable vlongitu dinally ofsaid shaft Vand rotatable therewith, a screw-shaft extending parallel tosaid ,actuating-shaft, and a nut carried by .s aidscrew-,shaft andconnected with said aetuating-gear, of a plate movable transversely ofsaid vactuating-shaft, a rack carried by said platefand meshingwith saidpinion, a sleeve mounted on one end of said screw-shaft Iand adapted,when rotated, to impart a rotatory movement to said screw-shaft to movesaidI 'actuating-gear into operative relation with one of said counters,and, when reciprocated, t'o,molve said plate and racl; transversely ofsaid actuating-shaft, imparting a rotatory movement thereto and causingsaid actuatingear to actuate said counter, substantially as fglescribed.

13. In a machine of the character devserihed, the combination, ywith aplurality of 1 alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending `'parallelthereto andhaving a pinion at one end thereof, and an actuating-gearmovable 4longitudinally of said `shaft and rotatable 'ftherewith, of ascrew-shaft, a nut mounted on said screw-shaft and'connected with saidactuating-gear, a plate having a slot therein ex- `tending diagonally ofsaid actuating-shaft, a

.said counter, substantially as described.

14. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto and having a pinion near one end thereof, an actuating-gearmovable longitudinally of said shaft and rotatable therewith, ascrew-shaft extending parallel with said actuating-shaft, and a nutcarried thereby and connected with said actuatinggear, of a platemovabletransversely of said screw-shaft and having a slot extendingdiagonally thereof, a rack'earried by said plate and meshing with saidpinion, asleeve mounted on one end of said screw-shaft to rotatetherewith and'reciprocate thereon, a pin carried by said sleeve and abearing-sleeve mounted on said pin and adapted to engage the slot insaid plate when said sleeve is reciprocated and cause saidracl to movetrans- `versely of said actuating-shaft to impart a rotatory movementthereto, substantially as described.

l5. In a machine of the characterdescribed, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto and having a pinion at one end thereof, an actuating-gearmovable longitudinally of said shaft and rotatable therewith, ascrew-shaft, and a nut carried by said screw-shaft and connected withsaid actuating-gear, of a plat-e movable transversely of saidactuating-shaft and having a slot extending diagonally of saidscrew-shaft, a rack carrie'd by said plate and engaging said pinion, asleeve movable longitudinally of said screw-shaft and rotatabletherewith, a subst antially` triangular block carried by said sleeve,lugs mounted on each face of said. block and adapted to engage said diaonal slot to reciprocate said plate when said s eeve is reciproeated onsaid screw-shaft, thereby rotating said actuating-gear, substantially asdescribed.

16. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto and having a pinion at one end thereof, an actuating-gearmovable longitudinally of said' shaft and rotatable therewith, ascrew-shaft extending parallel to said actuating-shaft, and a nutcarried thereby and connected with said actuatinggear, of a platemovable transversely of said actuating-shaft and having a slot extendingdiagonally thereof, a rack carried by Isaid IOO ITO

plate and meshing with said pinion, a sleeve movable longitudinally ofsaid screw-shaft I and rotatable therewith, a pin carried by said sleeveand' adapted to engage said slot, and a plurality of independentbearing-sleeves mounted on said pin, substantially as described.

17. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto and having a pinion at one end thereof, an actuating-gearmovable longitudinally of said shaft and rotatable therewith, ascrew-shaft extending parallel to said actuating-shaft, and a nutcarried by said screw-shaft and connected to said actu.- ating-gear, ofa stationary plate, a second plate movable longitudinally on saidfirstmentioned plate, one of said plates having a slot extendingparallel to said screw-shaft and the other plate having a slot extendingat an angle to said first-mentioned slot, a rack carried by said movableplate and meshing with said pinion, a sleeve movable longitudinally ofsaid screw-shaft and rotatable therewith, a pin carried by said sleeveand adapted to engage both of said slots, whereby, when said pin ismoved longitudinally of the straight slot, it engages the side of theinclined slot of said movable plate and moves said plate transversely ofsaid actuatingshaft, substantially as described.

18. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto, an actuating-gear movable longitudinally of said shaft androtatable therewith, and means for moving said actu ating-gear intooperative relation with one ot' said counters, of a fixed plate mountedin. said machine, a second plate movable on said fixed plate in adirection transverse to said actuating-shaft and having a rack meshingwith said pinion, one of said plates having a slot extending parallel tosaid actuatingshaft and the other of said plates having a slot extendingat an angle to said first-mentioned slot, a member reciprocatinglongitudinally of said actuating-shaft, and a lug carried by saidreciprocating member adapted to engage both of said slots, therebycausing said movable plate to be actuated in a direction transversely tosaid shaft when said reciprocating member is actuated, substantially asdescribed 19. In a machine of the character described, the combination,with a plurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extendingparallel thereto, an actuating-'gear movable longitudinally of said.shaft and rotatable therewith, and means for moving said actuating-gearinto operative relation with one of said counters, of a fixed platemounted in said machine and having a slot extending parallel with saidactuating-shaft, a plate slidably mounted on said fixed plate andmovable in a direction transverse to said shaft and having a slotextending at an angle to said first-mentioned slot, an operating memberreciprocating longitudinally of said actuating-shaft and a projectioncarried by said reciprocating member and adapted to engage both of saidslots, whereby said second plate is moved transversely of said shaftwhen said operating member is reciprocated, and a rack carried by saidmovable plate and meshing with said pinion, substantially as described.,

20. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto and having apinion near one end thereof, an actuating-gearmoving longitudinally of said shaft and rotatable therewith, and meansfor moving said actuating-gear into operative relation with one of saidcounters, of a rack movable transversely of said shaft and meshing withsaid pinion, an actuating member reciprocating longitudinally 'of' saidactuating-shaft and operatively connected with said rack, substantiallyas described. i

21. In'a machine of the character described, the combination, with aplurality of alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto and having a pinion near one` end thereof, an actuating-gearmovable longitudinally of said shaft and rotatable therewith, and meansfor moving said actuating-gear into operative relation with one of saidcounters, .of a rack movable transversely of said actuating-shaft andmeshing with said pinion, an actuating member operatively connected withsaid rack and having a rotatory movement to operate said means formoving said actuating-gear into operative relation with one of s-aidcounters and va reciprocatory movement to move said rack transversely ofsaid actuating-shaft to rotate the same and cau`se said actuating-gearto actuate said counter, substantially as described.

22. In a machine of the character dcscribed, the combination,'with aplurality ol' alined counters, an actuating-shaft extending parallelthereto, a sleeve near one end of said shaft, a pinion carried by saidsleeve, a ratchet mechanism connecting said. sleeve with said shaft, anactuating-'gear movable longitudinally of said shaft and rotatabletherewith, and means for moving said actuating-gear into operativerelation with one of said counters, of a rack movable transversely ofsaid shaft and meshing with said pinion, and an operating mechanismoperatively connected with said rack, substantially as described.

23. ,In a machine ol" the character dc- ICO IXO

